
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wansbeck Estuary today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Wansbeck Estuary at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wansbeck Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 42 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 58 | 55 | 38 | 73 | 272 | 192 | 168 | 111 | 329 | 485 | 347 | 295 | 201 | 134 | 67 | 24 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 00:44AM3.46m | 1:30PM3.48m | 1:28AM3.73m | 2:07PM3.78m | 2:08AM4.02m | 2:42PM4.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM1.05m | 7:32PM1.37m | 7:56AM0.74m | 8:12PM1.07m | 8:33AM0.46m | 8:49PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | SE 7 |
54 | 42 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 58 | 55 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 192 | 168 | 111 | 38 | 28 | 347 | 295 | 201 | 134 | 67 | 24 | 152 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
70 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 11 | 4 | 73 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | — | NE 8 |
— | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SW 4 |
12 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 73 | 272 | — | — | 48 | 329 | 485 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 196 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 310 | 326 | 310 | 16 | 43 | 12 | 16 | 268 | 268 | 290 | 74 | 8 | 8 | 393 | 407 | 343 | 183 | 7 | 9 | 652 | 652 | 909 | 773 |
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